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There was also, a sort of peace deal signed there in Yemen yesterday. Well, I hope this "forever war" stops.... this is CNN so this could be fake news. We will see.
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Under shroud of secrecy US weapons arrive in Yemen despite Congressional outrage

By Nima Elbagir, Salma Abdelaziz, Mohamed Abo El Gheit, Florence Davey-Attlee and Ed Upright, CNN

Updated 2:12 PM ET, Wed November 6, 2019

 (CNN)The awkward camera angle is meant to hide the fact that the owner of the phone is filming, but there is no mistaking the outlines of the heavy cargo being deposited on the dock in the Yemeni port of Aden last week.

The distinctive shape of the US-made Oshkosh armored vehicle stands out in the early morning darkness, a piece of military hardware that is currently at the heart of a standoff between some American lawmakers and President Donald Trump's administration.

Aden is controlled by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, whose main partners are continuing to ship American-made weapons into the country despite bipartisan outrage in Congress over the way the US is backing Riyadh in this bloody and bitter conflict.

More at: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/05/middleeast/yemen-saudi-us-arms-footage-intl/index.html?no-st=1573094998